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MORGAN SILVER DOLLARS (1878-1921)
DATE
MINTAGE FOR CIRCULATION
MINTAGE OF PROOFS
NOTES
1878
10,500,000
750
Major varieties include the 8 Tail Feathers reverse, 7 Tail Feathers reverse, 7/8 Tail Feathers reverse and Reverse of 1879. Among Proofs, the 1878 7 Tail Feathers, Reverse of 1879 is the rarest.
1878-CC
2,212,000
0
1878-S
9,774,000
0
1879
14,806,000
1,100
1879-CC
756,000
0
Found with Clear and Capped (rusted) mintmarks.
1879-O
2,887,000
est. 12
1879-S
9,110,000
0
1880
12,600,000
1,355
1880-CC
591,000
0
1880-O
5,305,000
0
1880-S
8,900,000
0
1881
9,162,991
984
1881-CC
296,000
0
1881-O
5,708,000
0
1881-S
12,760,000
0
1882
11,100,000
1,100
1882-CC
1,133,000
0
1882-O
6,090,000
0
Look for the rare O/S variety.
1882-S
9,250,000
0
1883
12,290,000
1,039
1883-CC
1,204,000
0
1883-O
8,725,000
est. 12
1883-S
6,250,000
0
1884
14,070,000
875
1884-CC
1,136,000
3 known
1884-O
9,730,000
Unique
1884-S
3,200,000
0
1885
17,787,000
930
1885-CC
228,000
0
1885-O
9,185,000
0
1885-S
1,497,000
0
1886
19,963,000
886
1886-O
10,710,000
0
1886-S
750,000
0
1887
20,290,000
710
1887-O
11,550,000
0
Look for the rare 1887/6-O overdate.
1887-S
1,771,000
0
1888
19,183,000
832
1888-O
12,150,000
0
1888-S
657,000
0
1889
21,726,000
811
1889-CC
350,000
0
Rare, key date issue.
1889-O
11,875,000
0
1889-S
700,000
0
1890
16,802,000
590
1890-CC
2,309,041
0
1890-O
10,701,100
0
1890-S
8,230,373
0
1891
8,693,556
650
1891-CC
1,618,000
0
1891-O
7,954,529
0
1891-S
5,296,000
0
1892
1,036,000
1,245
1892-CC
1,352,000
0
1892-O
2,744,000
0
1892-S
1,200,000
0
1893
378,000
792
1893-CC
677,000
est. 12
1893-O
300,000
0
1893-S
100,000
0
Rare in all grades.
1894
110,000
972
Not as rare as the mintage suggests, but still very popular because it "looks" rare.
1894-O
1,723,000
0
1894-S
1,260,000
0
1895
12,000
880
None of the circulation strikes has ever been seen...experts believe they were all melted down
1895-O
450,000
0
1895-S
400,000
0
1896
9,976,000
762
1896-O
4,900,000
0
1896-S
5,000,000
0
1897
2,822,000
731
1897-O
4,004,000
0
1897-S
5,825,000
0
1898
5,884,000
735
1898-O
4,400,000
0
1898-S
4,102,000
0
1899
330,000
846
1899-O
12,290,000
0
1899-S
2,562,000
0
1900
8,830,000
912
1900-O
12,590,000
0
1900-S
3,540,000
0
1901
6,962,000
813
1901-O
13,320,000
0
1901-S
2,284,000
0
1902
7,994,000
777
1902-O
8,636,000
0
1902-S
1,530,000
0
1903
4,652,000
755
1903-O
4,450,000
0
1903-S
1,241,000
0
1904
2,788,000
650
1904-O
3,720,000
0
1904-S
2,304,000
0
1921
44,690,000
est. 250
Proofs were made on numismatist Farran Zerbe's behalf, followed by more made for Henry Chapman.
1921-D
20,345,000
0
1921-S
21,695,000
Rumored to exist
Supposedly, Proofs were made on Farran Zerbe's behalf in 1921.
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